Leila
Leila is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Night; dark beauty.
What Leila means
Night; dark beauty.
Leila sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Leila comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Leila is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Leila?
In the girl name rankings we track, Leila falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Leila
We group Leila under Moon and the Arabic tradition — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Leila
These share Leila's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Amira — Princess; leader.
- Farah — Joy; happiness.
- Fatima — Captivating; one who abstains.
- Noor — Light.
- Rana — Beautiful; eye-catching.
- Rania — Queen; gazing.
- Salma — Safe; peaceful.
- Samira — Companion in evening talk.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.